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2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 745 degrees and certificates were awarded to family, consumer and human sciences students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in North Carolina to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Family, Consumer & Human Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for family, consumer and human sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found North Carolina Central University to be the most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Durham.

Of the 30 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at North Carolina Central University, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#2

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Meredith College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in North Carolina. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Women make up 90% of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at the school.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at the school are women while 13% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Of the 15 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at UNC Greensboro, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular family, consumer and human sciences schools in North Carolina. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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North Carolina A & T State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree family, consumer and human sciences programs. NC A&T is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

Of the 4 students majoring in family, consumer and human sciences at NC A&T, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 331
South Carolina 518
Florida 833
Virginia 1,110
Arkansas 425
Mississippi 538
Louisiana 439
Alabama 1,424
Kentucky 414
Georgia 896
Tennessee 680

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704
Housing 302
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 158

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to National Cancer Institute.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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